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You alone are the Lord. You made the skies and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and the seas and everything in them. You preserve them all, and the angels of heaven worship you.~Nehemiah 9:6

Friday, October 7, 2011

Welcome back to Spiritual Sundays. Thank you, everyone, for sharing and blessing others. Wednesday was my birthday and we celebrated by spending the day in Sedona. The first place we stopped when we got to Sedona was at the beautiful chapel pictured in our header picture. If you have ever been there you know that it is quite a walk up a steep incline to get to the chapel even after riding the tram from the parking lot part way up. So when we got to the top I had to sit down in the chapel, rest awhile and catch my breath. Then it was more stairs. This time it was stairs going down to their gift shop. They sell a lot of beautiful things in that shop. This time I couldn't resist buying a lovely cross made from the red rock. Here is a picture. I think it looks pretty in front of the pink quartz.

I looked down along the walkway leading up to the chapel and noticed that there were a lot of coins that people had thrown there. I thought that was interesting. If you look closely you can see them in the picture below.

This introduction is longer than usual but I wanted to share this with you. If you've never been to Sedona, AZ and you get a chance to go, don't miss it. I wish everyone of you could have been there. There is so much beauty in God's creation, and I think He must have smiled as he poured out all the red rock in that area. Our God is an awesome God.

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; and in your knowledge self- control; and in your self-control patience; and in your patience godliness; and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love - 1 Peter 1:5-7 (ASV)

What a blessing to be able to visit such an interesting and beautiful place on your birthday! I'm so glad you had a great time! As you wrote about "red rocks" I was reminded of something the men in a church we used to go to did. Well, actually the women did it too, but it started with the men. They kept a red stone in their pocket...(you know, sort of like a flattened glass marble, the kind you use in flower decorations), to remind them of the sacrifice that Christ made on the cross for each of us. A single stone...a drop of blood shed for us. It was a powerful reminder to each of us and great gift to give to someone when we shared our faith.

You know, Charlotte, I've been to Sedona several times but I have never visited the chapel. I'll have to do that next time. I LOVE your cross. I'm such a rockhound - that undoubtedly would have been my "souvenir" purchase too! And yes, it looks beautiful in front of the rose quartz.

The Lord lives - and even if He wasn't acknowledged by any person, the very stones would cry out!!

Happy Birthday, Charlotte! God is such an awesome Creator, Designer and Artist, and I love admiring His work! It's amazing to think that not only did He create such beautiful sites as the one you experienced, bu He even takes the time to design every sunset and every snowflake, although their beauty may be missed by many.

Happy Birthday! I'm so glad you got to go to Sedona again. I have been there many times as I don't live that far from there. It's a beautiful area and the chapel is a so gorgeous, too. I'm so glad you got a little something to remember your time there. It's a beautiful cross.

Happy Happy Happy Birthday Charlotte! And thank you so much for sharing your sweet memories along with these lovely pictures. I loved what Sharon commented, as well - what a great reminder of the Scripture that "even the stones will cry out!" This is certainly proof of that. Have a blessed week and thank you again!

Good morning Charlotte, I think the cross you bought is beautiful. This little trip was a wonderful way to celebrate your Birthday. The coins must have meaning. The red rock is amazing.Happy belated Birthday.Blessings, Jeanne

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